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The American businessman was at the pier of a small coastal
Mexican
village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside
the
small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. The American
complimented the Mexican on the quality of his fish and asked how
long it took to catch them. The Mexican replied only a little
while.
The American then asked why didn't he stay out longer and catch
more
fish? The Mexican said he had enough to support his family's
immediate needs. The American then asked, but what do you do
with the rest of your time? The Mexican fisherman said,
"I sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take
siesta with my wife, Maria,
stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play
guitar with my
amigos, I have a full and busy life, senor."
The American scoffed, "I am a Harvard MBA and could help
you. You
should spend more time fishing and with the proceeds buy a bigger
boat, with the proceeds from the bigger boat you could buy
several
boats, eventually you would have a fleet of fishing boats.
Instead of
selling your catch to a middleman you would sell directly to the
processor, eventually opening your own cannery. You would control
the product, processing and distribution. You would need to leave
this
small coastal fishing village and move to Mexico City, then LA
and
eventually NYC where you will run your expanding
enterprise."
The Mexican fisherman asked, "But senor, how long will this
all
take?"
To which the American replied, "15-20 years."
"But what then, senor?"
The American laughed and said that's the best part. "When
the time
is right you would announce an IPO and sell your company stock to
the
public and become very rich, you would make millions."
"Millions, senor? Then what?"
The American said, "Then you would retire. Move to a small
coastal
fishing village where you would sleep late, fish a little, play
with
your kids, take siesta with your wife, stroll to the village in
the
evenings where you could sip wine and play your guitar with your
amigos."
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